The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has announced plans to set up a new subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company for the safe and reliable operations of the emirate's upcoming power plants.
A wholly-owned Enec subsidiary, N

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has been granted approval for additional civil works relating to nuclear plants Barakah Units 3 and 4 under its limited construction licence.
This approval will ensure that the units

Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco) said it will begin talks next year with the UAE on a new deal for four nuclear power plants, and plans to spend 800 billion won ($706.06 million) this year on overseas resources development including acquisi

Nuclear power plants in the Middle East need to satisfy the growth in electricity demand that is projected at 25 per cent per annum between 2010 and 2015, said a report.
Although the increase will be primarily met with natural gas, the ava

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia will need 40 gigawatts (GW) of base load power by 2030 which could be met by nuclear plants, a senior official from the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy said on Monday.
While the kingdom sits

Iran has earmarked potential sites for new nuclear enrichment plants and construction of two of them could begin this year, a nuclear energy official said on Monday.
'We have earmarked close to 20 sites and have passed the report on th

Some of the Gulf region's oil refineries are more dangerous to the environment and human health than nuclear plants, experts said in Bahrain on Monday.
Such refineries in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar are serious pollut

Some of the Gulf region's oil refineries are more dangerous to the environment and human health than nuclear plants, experts said in Bahrain on Monday.
Such refineries in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar are serious pollut

Some of the Gulf region's oil refineries are more dangerous to the environment and human health than nuclear plants, experts said in Bahrain on Monday.
Such refineries in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar are serious pollut